Antibiotic prescription pattern and cost at university of Ilorin teaching hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria

International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 50-54

  Akande, T M ^a   Ologe, M ^a   Medubi, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Cost; Nigeria; Prescription pattern; Teaching hospital

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952516304     PISSN: 18163319     EISSN: 1818779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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